CVE-2017-2885

high-risk
Published 2018-04-24

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GNOME libsoup 2.58. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a stack overflow resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a special HTTP request to the vulnerable server to trigger this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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8.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (10)

Libsoup

Affected Vendors

Debian Redhat Gnome

References (12)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160388/ProCaster-LE-32F430-GStreamer-soupht...
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/3
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100258
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2459
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3929
Exploit https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0392
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160388/ProCaster-LE-32F430-GStreamer-soupht...
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/3
Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100258
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2459
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3929
Exploit https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0392
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate